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Entries for 'Gray Loon'
Youth early season sees increased harvest of 18,158 deer
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 18,158 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2019 deer hunting season, Nov. 2 and 3. Top counties were Osage with young hunters harvesting 381 deer, Howell with 355, and Franklin with 351. Last year’s harvest total for the early youth portion was 13,645. ... READ MORE
76% of hunters successful in state moose hunt
By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
The 2019 moose season wrapped up with hunters taking a total of 38 moose, 31 bulls and 7 cows, according to preliminary numbers from Henry Jones, moose biologist, and new moose project leader. That means that hunters achieved a 76% success rate during the nine-day season. A total of 50 hunters took part in the hunt including 48 lottery permit holde... READ MORE
Fall turkey harvest numbers see slight drop
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 301 wild turkeys during the 2019 Fall Shotgun Turkey Season. The season dates were Oct. 19 through 27. The 2019 total compares with the statewide fall shotgun turkey harvest of 320 in 2018. Fall gun hunting for turkey was open in 56 of Illinois’ 102 counties. The top counties for... READ MORE
Nananana Nananana, it’s Bat Week
By U.S. Department of the Interior
Bats are often misunderstood, but these heroes of the night are crucial to our planet. They provide essential pest control, pollinate our plants, and disperse seeds for new plants and trees. Every year at the end of October, we celebrate Bat Week to highlight the role of bats in nature and all these little creatures do for us. Bats remain a frontie... READ MORE
27,000+ licenses sold for first statewide youth season
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Nearly 5,700 young deer hunters harvested a deer during the first statewide youth season, Oct. 17-20. The tally represents a 77 percent increase from the 2018 youth deer season when the hunt was limited to fewer areas. “We know that a number of youth license-buyers won’t be hunting until the regular firearms deer season, but the large i... READ MORE
Coyote sightings peak in October and November
By North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Coyote sightings will peak in October and November, say biologists with the Wildlife Resources Commission. According to them, it is common for North Carolinians to report seeing and hearing coyotes more often in October and November. Fall is the time of year when young coyotes — those born in early spring — are leaving their parents&rsq... READ MORE
DFW, Weyerhaeuser open 6,638 acres of forest for hunters
By Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
In the summer of 2019, Weyerhaeuser Company enrolled 6,638 acres in the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Private Lands Access program. The Department has opened this section of forest as Feel Free to Hunt access this year. "We are excited that Weyerhaeuser Company has chosen to provide free public hunting access on these parcels," said Kessina Lee... READ MORE
Here’s how to help fight poaching
By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
While wildlife violations can happen any time of the year, a spike typically occurs during the fall hunting seasons, and conservation officers are hard at work patrolling to make sure hunters obey the laws. From Aug. 1 to Oct. 13, conservation officers contacted 35,619 individuals and inspected the hunting licenses of 11,425 people. During those in... READ MORE
CWD detected in McKenzie County
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Two mule deer taken in September have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, including one taken during the archery season from deer gun unit 4B in McKenzie County, where CWD had not previously been found. The other deer was harvested during the youth season in unit 3A1 in Divide County where CWD was first detected last fall. Game and Fish D... READ MORE
Muzzleloader, other seasons open Oct. 26
By Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Several hunting seasons open Oct. 26, including muzzleloader deer season. Also opening will be private lands elk muzzleloader, muzzleloader bear, sandhill crane and Zone 1 duck seasons. The 2019 muzzleloader deer season will close Nov. 3. Hunting seasons already open include deer archery, private lands archery elk, archery bear, squirrel, rabbit, d... READ MORE